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How to Find "Whatsername" After All These Years?
Peter Paul and Mary had a hit single decades ago called “Whats-her-name.” The chorus goes: “I wonder whatever happened to whatshername.” Your PC might help you find not only whatshername, but also whatshisname too. Here is how to do it.
An Internet Enabled Life
Having used technology all my working life, and now being retired, I notice that many of my peers are missing out on some of the benefits that come with appropriate use of the latest technology.
In this first of a series of articles, I start by just describing my Internet-enabled life. In other parts of the series, we offer essays describing a myriad of ways the Internet can enrich your day. I want to get you “hooked” to the Internet.
Technology & the Future of Aging
This is a live recording (slides and audio) of a talk given by Richard Caro entitled "The Future of Aging, & the Intersection of Aging & Technology". This talk was given in March 2019, at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco.
Best "Senior Tablet": How to Choose
This article is about a category of product marketed as "senior tablets", or "tablets for seniors". We explore which type of person would benefit from a senior tablet, rather than a more mainstream product like an iPad, and how to decide which is the best senior tablet for a specific life situation.
Virtual Connections to the "Tech-Challenged"
How do you have rich and engaging interactions with your parent who you can't visit in person? Especially if they cannot, or will not, adopt mainstream consumer technologies.
That's the challenge we are exploring in this article.
Tech Support: Older Adults Explore
The good thing about modern technological innovations — like smart phones, smart homes, computers, video call technology, or telehealth — is that they can improve quality of life in a variety of ways. But tech gadgets are only useful if you keep them working. And today's gadgets often need quite a lot of tech support for that to happen.
In 2020, the Longevity Explorers explored the different approaches to keeping all your gadgets running — especially during the COVID pandemic, when face to face visits are hard or impossible. Here is what we learned.
Tech Support: How Do You Do It?
How do you keep your gadgets and computers working?
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Apple Watches Help Monitor Elders' Health
One of our SRC Explorers is an enthusiastic Apple Watch owner, and presents to the group about the features he likes.
Apple Watches Help Monitor Elders' Health
One of our SRC Explorers is an enthusiastic Apple Watch owner, and presents to the group about the features he likes.
Apple Watches Help Monitor Elders' Health
One of our SRC Explorers is an enthusiastic Apple Watch owner, and presents to the group about the features he likes.
Apple Watches Help Monitor Elders' Health
One of our SRC Explorers is an enthusiastic Apple Watch owner, and presents to the group about the features he likes.
Apple Watches Help Monitor Elders' Health
One of our SRC Explorers is an enthusiastic Apple Watch owner, and presents to the group about the features he likes.
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GetSetUp
GetSetUp.io is an interactive social and learning system designed to help seekers learn new tech skills or get started on new tech projects.
Support.com
Support.com is an online tech support service intended to provide remote help and solutions to computer and other device-related problems.
Total Tech Support
Total Tech Support from Best Buy is a membership fee-based service intended to provide a range of tech support services and discounts on repairs.
Memory-Lane.Tv
Memory Lane is a multi-media intervention designed to be a non-pharmaceutical approach to dementia using customized entertainment for people living with dementia.
KOMP by No Isolation
KOMP is a combination of a smartphone app and a simplified one-button device designed for use by elderly people who are not tech-savvy.
Lumin
Lumin is a freestanding simplified touch screen with an app designed to help keep in touch with family, friends or caregivers through video, text, voice and photo sharing.
Livindi
Livindi is a "keeping an eye on them" type of system that includes a large tablet (the LivindiPad) for video calls and photo viewing, as well as an (optional) suite of sensors to help monitor a person's activities and an emergency button. It includes an "App" that lets a caregiver monitor...
RFID Blocker Sleeves
RFID blocker sleeves protect credit cards, passports, and other radio frequency ID cards from being read by unauthorized scanning devices nearby.
Easy to Connect
Easy to Connect is offering wireless devices that are basic in design for ease of use by older adults. The products aim to simplify the technological environment to meet their capabilities, and improve their day-to-day lives. Smartphones and tablets are now available, with other products in the...
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